1957 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Finals Site | |
| Champions | Colorado College Tigers (2nd title) |
| Runner-Up | Michigan Wolverines (7th title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Tom Bedecki (1st title) |
| MOP | Bob McCusker Colorado College |
The 1957 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1956–57 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 10th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 14 and 16, 1957, and concluded with Colorado College defeating Michigan 13-6. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Colorado College tied their own record for most goals scored in a championship game with 13. Additionally, the 6 goals that Michigan scored made it the title match with the highest number of combined goals scored (19).
Qualifying teams[1]
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The two best WIHL teams and a Tri-State League representative received bids into the tournament as did one independent school.
| East | West | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Clarkson | Tri-State League | 18–2–0 | At-Large | 1st | Never | 1 | Colorado College | WIHL | 23–5–0 | At-Large | 7th | 1955 |
| 2 | Harvard | Independent | 21–3–0 | At-Large | 2nd | 1955 | 2 | Michigan | WIHL | 17–4–2 | At-Large | 10th | 1956 |
Format
The eastern team judged as better was seeded as the top eastern team while the WIHL champion was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.
Bracket
| Semifinals March 14–15 |
Championship Game March 16 | |||||||||
| W1 | Colorado College | 5 | ||||||||
| E2 | Clarkson | 3 | ||||||||
| W1 | Colorado College | 13 | ||||||||
| W2 | Michigan | 6 | ||||||||
| E1 | Harvard | 1 | ||||||||
| W2 | Michigan | 6 | Consolation Game | |||||||
| E1 | Harvard | 1 | ||||||||
| E2 | Clarkson | 2* | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals
Colorado College vs. Clarkson
| March 14[2] | Colorado College | 5 – 3 | Clarkson | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
| (Hay, Wishart) Bob McCusker - 10:12 | First period | 07:43 - Robert Van Lammers (Rowe) | ||||||
| (Hersack) Bunt Hubchik - 13:31 (McGhee, Hay) Bob McCusker - 16:14 |
Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| (unassisted) Bob McCusker - 12:57 (Harasyn, deRappard) John Andrews - 15:32 |
Third period | 06:11 - Robert Van Lammers (Quartermain) 18:09 - Donald Gilchrist (Howell) | ||||||
| Bob Southwood ( 18 saves ) | Goalie stats | ( 55 saves ) Eddie MacDonald | ||||||
Harvard vs. Michigan
| March 15 | Harvard | 1 – 6 | Michigan | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
Consolation Game
Harvard vs. Clarkson
| March 16 | Harvard | 1 – 2 | OT | Clarkson | Broadmoor Ice Palace | |||
Championship Game
Colorado College vs. Michigan
| March 16[2] | Colorado College | 13 – 6 | Michigan | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
| (Scott, McGhee) Bob McCusker - 03:15 (McCusker) Bill Hay - 08:04 (Hay, Capello) Bob McCusker - 11:39 |
First period | 13:14 - Richard Dunnigan (unassisted) 17:30 - Neil McDonald (unassisted) 17:57 - John Hutton (McDonald) | ||||||
| (Laughlin) Murray Dea - 04:52 (Hubchik) John Andrews - 06:18 (McCusker, McGhee) Bill Hay - 14:05 |
Second period | 10:18 - Ed Switzer (Dunnigan) | ||||||
| (Dea) Bob McCusker - 01:23 (Harasyn) Harley Patterson - 06:20 (Hubchik, Andrews) Don Hersack - 09:10 (Patterson) Harry Harasyn - 12:59 (Hay) Bob McCusker - 13:47 (Hubchik) Don Hersack - 14:53 (deRappard) Don Wishart - 16:11 |
Third period | 15:15 - Thomas Rendall (Starr) 16:36 - Neil McDonald (Switzer) | ||||||
| Bob Southwood ( 21 saves ) | Goalie stats | ( 28 saves ) Ross Childs | ||||||
All-Tournament Team[3]
First Team
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[4]
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Second Team
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References
- ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- 1 2 "Colorado College 2013-14 Media Guide" (PDF). CC Tigers. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.